Townsend backers greet investigators on California coast
A crowd of over 2,000 in Los Angeles welcomed Congressional investigators to Townsend headquarters. Dr Francis E Townsends campaign aides urged fair inquiry while Sheridan Downey refused to allow records to be moved. Gavagan and Sullivan said the visit could bring startling developments and did not name potential witnesses.
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Los Angeles
Francis E. Townsend
Sheridan Downey
Townsend
Downey
Washington
Bell Congressional Committee
Joseph A. Gavagan
New York Democrat
James R. Sullivan
Bell Committee
Youth in Africa and the War Threats Discussed
The piece cites Dean Edmonson of the University of Michigan arguing that five million youths risk becoming a social menace in a underdeveloped nation. It contrasts in Africa the Blue Nile conflict between England and Italy with calls to redirect youth toward constructive civil, educational and religious projects rather than labor market withdrawal.
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Africa
Ethiopia
England
Italy
Dean Edmonson
University of Michigan
When Bog Met Bacon in the 1898 Minnesota Clash
A wartime archive reveal details of the last US Indian conflict. Brig. Gen. John M. Bacon led Third Infantry from Fort Snelling to Bear Island Leech Lake, where six soldiers died and ten wounded in a brief ambush by Bog Ah Mah Ge Shig and Ojibway allies.
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Washington
War Department
Wiggly Lakes
Minnesota
Elbridge Colby
Infantry Journal
John M. Bacon
Third Infantry
Ah-Mah-Ge-Shig
Ser
Ind
Bacon
Fort Snelling
Minn
Bear Island
Leech Lake
Colbyn
Bog
Two Candidates Face Off As Hurja Charts Victory
The article profiles Emil Hurja the Democratic statistician. It notes his private office at national headquarters and influence on campaign strategy. It recalls his 1934 prediction of House seat gains and outlines his background in Texas newspapers and New York political work.
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Emil Hurja
National Democratic
Hurja
Texas
New York
Pony Express
Messenger
University of Texas
Austin
Gail Borden
Santa Anna
Harrisburg
Borden
Buffalo Bayou
Borden Company
Gold Medal Haarlem Ot Capsules Aid Kidney and Bladder Health
An ad promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Ot Capsules as a safe diuretic and stimulant for weak kidneys and irritated bladder. It claims benefits for backache, nocturnal urination, puffy eyes, leg cramps, and moist palms, urging purchase of GOLD MEDAL from Haarlem in Holland.
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Haarlem
Holland
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